Your question is Mitigating a Critical Path Risk. Take a moment with it on the right.
Talk me through your thinking if you like. When you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen (7/10 or better passes).
Give an example of a time you identified a critical path risk before it became a blocker. How did you mitigate it?
Keep your answer focused on the situation, the signal you noticed, the stakeholders involved, and the specific actions you took. Be explicit about how you assessed impact, aligned others, and what changed as a result.